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3ds Max productivity plugin

Why use Springboard?

From one interface panel, you can access all the tools, MAXScripts, and plugins without having to jump around the 3ds Max user interface continuously, saving you valuable time.

Overview

There are a lot of 3ds Max tools included in IgNite. You can access the tools by opening the UI from the SiNi Dropdown menu or the SiNi Toolbar. The Springboard plugin is arranged into grouped rollouts.

The main UI is divided into 3 Tabs; Standard Tools, Workflow, and Config.

Standard Tools Tab, includes Basic Tools, Playblast Preview, Object Tools, Select and Rename, Utility Tools, and Custom MAXScripts.

Workflow Tab, allows the user to create bulk tasks such as mass proxy creation – including V-Ray and Corona.

Config Tab, set your preferences and paths, plus add your favorite MAXScripts for immediate access from the Main Tools Tab.

3ds Max scene inspector plugin

Why use Forensic?

The free version is used by thousands of 3D artists daily. The IgNite version has added features such as linking to other IgNite Collection plugins such as Unite.

Overview

Working on a scene with errors will likely cause you issues. Some typical issues might include 3ds Max viruses, empty objects crashing 3ds Max, drawn-out simulation times,  CAD blocks and linked composites clogging up scenes, and 3rd-party plugin mismatches e.g., V-Ray planes not rendering with Arnold and Corona lights.

3ds Max viruses or malicious MAXScripts will cause havoc with your scene if infected. Forensic will find these and give you the option to delete them. You can also switch on Add Virus Callback from the SiNi Dropdown to automatically delete all known viruses on file open.

3ds Max plugin for 2D splines and shapes

Why use Scribe?

Use Scribe to clean up imported CAD drawings and fix complex issues that traditionally could take days to resolve. It has proven to be an invaluable tool for our members working in architectural visualization.

Overview

Scribe is a complete 2D shape and spline manipulation toolset. It is mainly used when importing CAD drawings into 3ds Max, helping artists save days of painstaking work preparing drawings for 3d modeling. Scribe has other spline tools to help you optimize, trace, and create splines.

3ds Max plugin for 3D geometry work

Why use Sculpt?

Many 3d models imported into 3ds Max from CAD and BIM software have geometry issues. Sculpt is designed to repair and fix these issues as efficiently as possible.

Overview

Sculpt is not designed as a ‘one-click’ solution to fix an entire imported scene in one go in 3ds Max. Use Sculpt by working through an imported 3D model in manageable groups or sections.

Sculpt diagnostic tools will assist users in identifying many types of issues and provide follow-up tools to fix these.

Please note. The retopologizing tools will not rebuild an entire detailed Revit model. The retopology massing tool is designed to fix typical block architectural massing 3d models exported from CAD and BIM that contain stacked, triangulated, and damaged geometry. It rebuilds these as clean geometry.

Use the rotopologize plane tool to recreate a new quad-mesh from messy overlapping faces.

3ds Max plugin for random transforms and selections

Why use Jumble?

Random transforms 3d objects with ease. Working in partnership with other IgNite tools you can layout complex scenes adding random transforms to any object or proxy, quickly and intuitively.

Overview

Jumble comprises two 3ds Max tools in one user interface. First is a percentage % selection tool that filters by random, small, or large selections. The second is a complete live random transformation tool, allowing you to adjust all objects with live feedback.

3ds Max plugin for HDRI lighting setup.

Why use Illumi?

How long does it take you to set up an HDRI for lighting in 3ds Max? Aligning it to the light and adjusting camera and light settings? With Illumi it takes seconds, no matter what HDRI you have. This allows you to quickly look dev HDRIs to get the perfect setup

Overview

First, connect Illumi to your HDRI library and auto-generate the thumbnails.

Review HDRI content and automatically set up lighting based on the current renderer settings in 3ds Max. Illumi analyses each HDRI file and aligns the 3d lighting to match perfectly. To assist artists, the imported HDRI file is linked to a compass helper.

3ds Max plugin for file relinking and archiving

Why use Unite?

Unite is designed to support over 40+ file types making file management and archiving as stress-free as possible.

Overview

Unite is a relink and archive plugin. It checks, relinks, and reconnects file paths in the 3D scene for missing geometry, textures, lighting files, MAXScripts, X-refs, plugins, simulations, and proxies. Unite can relink 3D scenes without needing to open them, meaning you can fix issues before opening a file.

3ds Max plugin for MAXScript functions

Why use SiNiScript?

Build your own MAXScript tools using our C++ plugin functions.

Overview

SiNiScript is a 3ds Max MAXScript reference plugin to supply sample code for many of our plugin functions.

Expand your own pipeline using SiNiScript to build custom tools bespoke to your workflow.

3ds Max check-list plugin for exporting to game engines

Why use PreFlight?

Preflight is designed as a checklist of tasks to be performed before exporting a 3ds Max model, or scene, to Unreal Engine/Datasmith or Unity. The objective is to check and fix 3D scenes to minimize the discovery of issues once imported.

Overview

Preflight executes automated tasks with one click as you work through the checklist. You can skip tasks if you wish. Once complete you have the option to save for UE4 or Unity. If Unreal Engine/Datasmith is installed on your PC, Preflight will send it to Datasmith.